The Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC for short) is the facility which was used to host
equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
Examples of this are:
* Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...
events during the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
and
2000 Summer Paralympics. The centre is located 45 kilometres from
Sydney's business district and
the harbour at Saxony Road,
Horsley Park
Horsley Park is a suburb of Sydney
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. Construction began in 1997, was finished in 1999 and it successfully hosted Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events in 2000.
Olympics & Paralympics
The events for the
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
were held from 16 September to 1 October, while the
Paralympic
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
events were held between 18 and 29 October.
Post Olympics Usage
As with other Sydney Olympic facilities, the centre has continued to be used, upgraded & maintained after the Games. The Centre continues to host equestrian and other sporting events and remains an international standard equestrian sports facility. There are 10 km of trails, steeple chase tracks and cross country courses, large indoor & outdoor arenas with spectator seating, accommodation, administration buildings, conference rooms and horse stabling.
References
2000 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. p. 388.
External links
Official Website
Sports venues in Sydney
Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrian venues
Sports venues completed in 1999
Buildings and structures in Sydney
Indoor arenas in Australia
Equestrian sports in Australia
1999 establishments in Australia
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